FERROMAGNETIC AND ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING IN DY/ER SUPERLATTICES

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作者
DUMESNIL, K
DUFOUR, C
MANGIN, P
MARCHAL, G
HENNION, M
KAISER, H
RHYNE, JJ
机构
[1] CENS,LAB LEON BRILLOUIN,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] UNIV MISSOURI,MURR,COLUMBIA,MO 65211
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10.1016/0304-8853(94)01533-3
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The magnetic coupling in a [Dy(35 Angstrom)/Er(11 Angstrom)] X 90 superlattice has been studied by neutron scattering experiments and magnetization measurements. Basal plane helical ordering, coherent through initially paramagnetic Er layers, appears in the Dy layers for a temperature close to the ordering temperature of bulk Dy. At low temperature a ferromagnetic arrangement between the Dy layers is observed, instead of antiferromagnetic stacking in superlattices with thicker Er layers.
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页码:775 / 776
页数:2
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